Raiser Battles German Military Over Zeppelin Engine Choice
A Berlin dispatch reports a heated contention among high German officials over machine model preferences for Zeppelins. Emperor Wilhelm II backs Groes and Parseval engines while military chiefs, led by Baron Swneker, resist, favoring the rigid Zepp model. The dispute splits support, with Count Zeppelin’s reputation emphasized by supporters.
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United Press
Berlin
Germany
Baron Swneker
Zeppelin
Guarded Visit as Czar Arrives in Italy
Reported measures to protect the Russian czar during a stay in Italy include preparations by thousands of soldiers and detectives for his journey from Capri to meet the monarch. Exiled writer Maxim Gorky to be deported from Capri as security is heightened for the royal visit.
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Em- Russia
Italy
Maxim Gorky
Gathor
Capri Dur
Soland
Anes
United Press
Circusman Lynched Near Governor's Mansion in Kentucky
Special from United Press. John Maxie, a black circus attache, escaped jail and was lynched by a white mob at a bridge over the Kentucky River near Governor Wilson's residence. He shot Bert C. Bowers, a white bystander, and was killed as bullets riddled his body. Bowers, an Elk from Valdosta, Ga., lies fatally wounded.
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United Press
Frankfort
John Maxie
Howe
Kentucky River
Maxie
Bert C. Bowers
Wichitka
Mass
Bowers
Wilson
The
Elks
Valdosta
IG E
Deaths and Funerals in Bridgeport and Local Notices
Deaths include Adam Schwenck 76, long time city resident and former German Workingmen's Aid Society secretary. funeral Friday from his son Adams’s home at 19 Holly Street, Lakeview Cemetery interment. Also notes the Hollister Heights death of 13-year-old John M. Christiansen, with services at Rourke & Rourke and Mountain Grove Cemetery. Mentions a dove-release device by E. E. Treadwell, Red Man. Includes local ads and want ads.
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Bridgeport
Adam Schwenck
Adam, Jr
Charles Schwenck
Holly Street
Lakeview Cemetery
John M. Christiansen
Hollister Heights
Joel E Fisher
New York
Rourke & Rourke
E. Livingston Wells
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Mountain Grove Cemetery
Roosevelt Praises United Press Correspondent Dawson
New York June 3 Colonel Theodore Roosevelt commends Warrington Dawson United Press staff correspondent for Africa dispatches praised for American themes and characters Dawson praised as an American author with European audience success Roosevelt notes home audience neglect and urges broader recognition by readers and critics in the United States.
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United Press
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Outlook
Out
Warrington Dawson
Roosevelt
Africa
England
South Carolina
Dawson
Virginia
Mombasa
British East Africa
Kijabe
Paris
Roosevelt heads for Kijabe hunting ground in East Africa
United Press dispatch from Nairabot says Theodore Roosevelt and his party left Nairobi at 1 20 pm for about 40 miles north east. The safari to form Roosevelt's hunt will meet him at Eadate and inspect the entourage. They expect to camp out for the night and visit the American mission at Kijabe tomorrow before heading toward Sotik by caravan with no railways in the protectorate.
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Warrington Dawson
United Press
Nairbot
British East Africa
Theodore Roosevelt
Nairobi
Roosevelt
Kijabe
Protectorate
May brings new ambulance records for the year
In May the department set a new month record with 92 runs in 31 days. The car, kept at headquarters, uses seventy gallons of gasoline and shows no fatigue after two miles, prompting citizens to request it for rapid service.
Ministers Fail to Prune the Revellers
New Haven June 3 ministers Y M C A leaders and church men urged Hyperion Theatre manager to cut risqué dialogue and curb May McKenzie's tobaccos in her dance after three performances of the Revellers. Taft and Knox reportedly left the Washington theatre during the Richman comedy.
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United Press
New Haven
Taft
Washington Theatre
Charles Richman
Hyperion Theatre
May McKenzie
Richman
Knox
Sugar fraud cases for trial June 17
New York June 3 the trial of seven former employees of the Have Meyer Refinery of the American Sugar Refining Company indicted for conspiracy to defraud the government in causing short weight records of sugar received at the docks in Brooklyn to be recorded will begin in the United States District Court here on June 17 The seven men were arraigned in court today and entered pleas for not guilty.
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United Press
New York
Havemeyer
American Sugar Refining Company
Brooklyn
United States District Court
Great 16th Anniversary Sale Ends Tomorrow
Tomorrow and Saturday mark the final days of a busy anniversary sale offering hats, flowers, feathers, ribbons, ornaments, shirt waists, dresses, coats, skirts, and auto coats at values not seen before. Garments include linen suits, rep cloth jumpers, lace embroidery, and washable dresses with prices from $1.25 to $8, highlighting money saving bargains for women shopping the event.
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E H. Dilion & Co
Main Street
Hayes’ Market
Water
Reed & Barton
G. W. Fairchild & Sons
Garry's
Kennebec
Long Island
Cor. Wall
Middle Sta
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The Smith Murray Co annual June sale catalog
The Smith Murray Co presents its annual June sale with heavy discounts on suit cases, hats, shirts, drawers, hose and jerseys. Featured items include 18 to 22 inch matting cases at 1.19, 24 inch straw cases at 1.19, Balbriggan shirts and drawers from 37 1 2c to 45c, various hose prices, negligee shirts, cotton and wool jerseys, net and Swiss fabrics, and Irish Springfield rifles at 1.48. Sale emphasizes low prices, leather corners, ring handles, and assorted fabric wares for men, boys, and households.
Coburn Players Open Brooklawn Festival With Shakespeare
The Coburn players of New York open an open air Brooklawn Country Club festival this afternoon with Twelfth Night and tonight As You Like It. Tomorrow Yale University hosts The Canterbury Pilgrims under the Fairfield County Anti Tuberculosis Association. Noted actors head a strong cast including Charles Bouville Coburn as Chaucer and Ivah Wills as the Prioress. Eva Vincent stars as the Wife of Bath and Augustine Duncan shines as the Friar. The performances aim to benefit public health with strong local and regional support and anticipated press attention.
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New York
Brooklawn
Percy MacKaye
Fairfield County Anti-Tuberculosis Association
New Haven
Yale University
Merrie England
Chaucer
Mr. MacKaye
London
Canterbury
Bath
Friar Huberd
Charles Bouville Coburn
Orlando
Ivah Wills
Rosalind
Viola
Eva Vincent
Augustine Duncan
Touchstone
Malvolio
Followed to China and Then Murdered
San Francisco dispatches report Lew Sue Cao, accused of selling worthless mining stock, was murdered in China after failing to obtain redress in American courts due to Wu Ting Fang's intervention. Chinese Imperial Inspector of Mines accompanied him from San Francisco to Hong Kong and found eight knife wounds.
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United Press
San Francisco
Wu Ting Fang
Lew Sue Cao
Hong Kong
Pacific
China
Weather Indications in New Haven Area
Generally cloudy with occasional showers tonight and Friday. Showers have occurred across Kansas Nebraska to the coast and along the south Atlantic and gulf coasts. A well defined disturbance near New Orleans influences weather east of the Mississippi with unsettled conditions likely to bring showers in this vicinity.
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United Press
New Haven
Kansas
Nebraska
South Atlantic
Gulf
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Mayor McClellan Probes Police Department
New York June 3 Mayor McClellan announced a probe into the New York police department focusing on the alleged brutality of the third degree and the treatment of prisoners by Central Office detectives. The inquiry opened under oath after Justice William J Gaynor raised concerns about illegal photography for the Rogues Gallery and the alleged police intimidation.
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United Press
New York
New York Police Department
McClellan
Third Degree
Central Office
Star Chamber
Justice of the Supreme Court
William J. Gaynor
Rogues’ Gallery
Eeoy ‘Duffy
Pardine
May Weather Record From Observer Jennings
Weather observer William Jennings reports a notably dry May with 1.78 inches of rain and 14 clear days. The period included 3 thunderstorms on May 7 15 and 28 plus a high of 93 degrees and a low of 30. Memorial Day was the hottest, and May 2 saw a 37 degree low.
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William Jennings
Taft Back By Southern Route For Deep Waterways Meet
President Taft plans to visit New Orleans for the Lakes to the Gulf Deep Waterways Association convention in November. He hopes to finish his Western trip and travel down the Mississippi from St. Louis, though this may prove impractical.
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United Press
Washington
W. K. Kavanaugh
Lakes
Gulf Deep Waterways Association
Taft
New Orleans
Mississippi
St. Louis
Rich Connecticut businessman visits life prisoner twice yearly
Philip Corbin of New Britain, once Connecticut’s wealthiest citizen and president of the American Hardware Company, has for 45 years visited Charles Gilbert, a fellow prisoner sentenced for life in 1864 for murder. Corbin says Gilbert is guilty, that he would not aid a release, and vows to continue supporting Gilbert’s family.
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United Press
Waterbury
Philip Corbin
New Britain
American Hardware Company
Connecticut
Wethersfield State
Charles Gilbert
Corbin
Gilbert
Henry Caldwe
Cleminson Murder Case Proceeds Suspended
Chicago June 3. Proceedings in the Cleminson murder case were suspended today while police await the coroner chemist's analysis of the deceased woman's internal exam. The case was officially tagged a murder yesterday with the arraignment of W Haldane Cleminson.
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United Press
Chicago
Cleminson
Haldane Cleminson
Poison charge divides in Cleminson case unfolds
The physician remained held without bail for a June 3 hearing after both sides accept Mrs. Cleminson was poisoned. Police allege the husband supplied the poison, while Cleminson says she self-administered it. His inconsistent stories have weakened his defense as authorities seek alleged affairs. The doctor refused to cooperate with investigators.
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Cleminson
Worst Alpine accident claims four lives in Grand Pay
Turin dispatch reports one of the worst accidents in Alpine history. Four Frenchmen are dead and two Italians are gravely wounded as the disaster unfolded near Grand Pay. The incident underscores the perilous conditions of high mountain travel and rescue efforts are underway.
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ALPS
United Press
Turin
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